SpongeBob SquarePants
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This article is about the series. For the protoganist of this series, see SpongeBob SquarePants (character).
| SpongeBob SquarePants | ||
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| Genre | Children, Animated, Comedy | |
| Created by | Stephen Hillenburg | |
| Starring | Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Lori Alan Mary Jo Catlett Doug Lawrence Dee Bradley Baker Sirena Irwin Jill Talley | |
| Country of origin | USA, | |
| No. of episodes | 159 (aired) 306 (Segments) | |
| Production | ||
| Running time | 22 minutes (specials), 11 minutes (episodes), 45 minutes (TV-Movies) | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | Nickelodeon | |
| Original run | May 1, 1999 (pilot aired) July 17, 1999 (show premiered) (Nick) – | |
| Links | ||
| Official Site | Nick.com | |
| IMDb profile | IMDb | |
| TV.com summary | TV.com summary | |
SpongeBob SquarePants is a popular animated television series created by marine biologist/animator Stephen Hillenburg. The pilot episode first aired in the US on Nickelodeon after Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. It officially aired on July 17 of the same year with the second episode "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants". The main characters is a sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants; his dumb starfish pal Patrick Star; the stingy octopus Squidward Tentacles; the cheapskate crab Mr. Krabs; and the overly hyper squirrel Sandy Cheeks, who wears an astronaut suit all the time and is characterized as a south westerner. Most episodes take place in the town of Bikini Bottom or the surrounding lagoon floor, islets, deep, or at their own houses. In 2008, the show unveiled its new logo.
The cartoon is designed to appeal to older viewers as much as to children. This has a lot to do with the way underwater life and situations are represented, absurdly, as though they are almost equivalent to normal terrestrial lifestyles. Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats—with wheels of course. Once, while on a camping trip, Patrick questions how they could have a camp fire on the lagoon bottom—the fire is immediately extinguished with a sizzle. A flurry of bubbles accompany many actions, just to remind the viewer everything is underwater. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple, while his neighbour Squidward lives in an Easter Island head and Patrick lives under a rock. The suggestion is that both have fallen from a tropical island to become underwater habitats. Spongebob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, who only meows like a cat, though characters have shown signs of being able to understand him. As such, worms are the undersea equivalent of dogs. Scallops are the equivalent of birds, as they "fly" and are kept in cages. Jellyfish are the equivalent of bees as they buzz and sting, and are used for their jelly. but are collected or appreciated like butterflies
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the first and currently only theatrical film based on the series, was released on 19 November 2004. According to Square Roots, the movie was also the reason for the long hiatus between "Pranks a Lot" and "Fear of a Krabby Patty".
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Popularity
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SpongeBob SquarePants has gained a loyal international following with children and adults alike. Merchandise based on the show, for instance, ranges from Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Kellogg's Cereal, and video games to boxer shorts, pajamas, and t-shirts. It has become a favorite cartoon for television viewers. There have been kids meal tie-ins at Wendy's and Burger King restaurants, so much so when a SpongeBob SquarePants movie promotion ran in 2004, thieves stole nine-foot-high by nine-foot-wide SpongeBob inflatables, wanting Krabby Patties as ransom, and signed by someone who claims to be Sheldon J. Plankton. He was also featured on VH1's I Love the 90s: Part Deux: 1999 as part of a commentary by Michael Ian Black. More recently, a tie-in beverage for 7-Eleven convenience stores has been created, a pineapple-flavored Slurpee.
SpongeBob is the first "low budget" Nickelodeon cartoon, according to the network, to become extremely popular. Long had low-budget cartoons been living in the shadow of Rugrats, but SpongeBob aired in 1999 and almost immediately became more popular. SpongeBob is the fourth Nickelodeon show to attract "older" followers (the first was Rocko's Modern Life, whose executive producer was SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, then the Kablam! skit Action League Now!, then The Angry Beavers, then SpongeBob, and after SpongeBob, The Fairly OddParents, and Invader ZIM took a similar role when they aired in 2001 and the former is now second only to SpongeBob in popularity).
SpongeBob is onein a long line of shows to include more "adult" references, and has become so popular with the adult crowd that it has been shown on MTV and Spike TV. A certain quote by Patrick ("It's gonna rock!") has been used as a promo for rock stations.
Theme SongEdit
The theme song, a sea shanty-style tune is sung by Pat Pinney and can also be found on the soundtrack, SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights. A cover of the song by superstar Avril Lavigne can be found on the soundtrack for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. There was also a choral version done for the early episodes.
For several special episodes, the theme song was altered to fit the plot of the episode, such as in "Christmas Who" and "Whatever Happened to SpongeBob?".
History / ProductionEdit
- → Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants Timeline
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Voice Actors and their characters ==
Tom Kenny: SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail, French Narrator, Patchy the Pirate, a Squid
Dee Bradley Baker: Squilliam Fancyson, Various Squids, Customers, Vendors
Rodger Bumpass: Squidward Tentacles
Carolyn Lawrence: Sandy Cheeks
Doug Lawrence (a.k.a. Mr. Lawrence): Sheldon J. Plankton, Larry Lobster
Brian Doyle-Murray: The Flying Dutchman
Charles Nelson Reilly: The Dirty Bubble
Marion Ross: Grandma Squarepants
Jill Talley: Karen, Plankton's computer wife.
Additional voices in the movieEdit
Scarlett Johansson: Princess Mindy
Alec Baldwin: Dennis the Hitman
Main CrewEdit
Stephen Hillenburg: Creator/Executive Producer (1999-2004)
Derek Drymon: Creative Director/Writer/Story Editor/Executive Producer (2004-Present)
Sherm Cohen: Art Director/Writer/Executive Prouducer (2005-Present)
Paul Tibbitt: Writer/Storyboard Director/Backing Voice Actor
Merriwether Williams: Story Editor/Writer
Doug Lawrence (Mr. Lawrence): Writer/Story Editor/Voice Of Plankton and Larry
Chuck Klein: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
Jay Lender: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
Sam Henderson: Writer/Storyboard Director
Kaz: Writer/Storyboard Artist
Aaron Springer: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
C.H. Greenblatt: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
Bradley Carow: Music
David Wigforss: Special Effects (CG visual effects animator)
Caleb Muerer: Art Director
Andy Rheingold: Executive in Charge of Production
Tim Hill: Writer
Eric Wiese: Writer/Storyboard Artist
Mark O'Hare: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
Steven Fonti: Writer/Storyboard Director (1999)
Chris Mitchell: Writer/Storyboard Artist (1999)
Mike Bell: Writer/Storyboard Director (2005-)
Vincent Waller: Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director/Technicial Director (2005-)
Alan Smart: Animation Director
Tom Yasumi: Animation Director
Andrew Overtoom: Animation Director
Sean Dempsey: Animation Director
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Characters ==
- → Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters
SpongeBob SquarePants- A square sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. He works at the Krusty Krab with his boring neighbor Squidward.
Squidward Tentacles- A hostile squid that lives in an Easter Island head between the domiciles of SpongeBob and Patrick. Although loved by the other characters, Squidward appears pessimistic and antisocial.
Patrick Star- A cheerful, naive and unintelligent starfish, who is SpongeBob's best friend. He lives under a rock to the right of Squidward's house.
Sandy Cheeks- Another friend of SpongeBob's, Sandy is an athletic squirrel from Texas. She wears an old spacesuit and lives in the "Treedome" so that she can survive Bikini Bottom's ocean environment.
Eugene H. Krabs- The money-addicted, miserly owner of the Krusty Krab. Commonly known as Mr. Krabs, he is SpongeBob and Squidward's boss. He lives in an anchor with his daughter Pearl, who is a whale
Gary- SpongeBob's pet snail, and thus meows like all snails on the show. He is very intelligent, as revealed in the episode "Sleepy Time". Gary actually wears shoes, and taught SpongeBob how to tie his shoes. Gary also has many other items stored in his shell.
Sheldon J. Plankton- The owner of the Chum Bucket and Mr. Krabs's main rival. He is determined to steal the secret Krabby Patty formula from The Krusty Krab and run Mr. Krabs out of business.
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Episodes ==
- → Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
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Seasons ===
Episodes:
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Season |
Episodes |
First Airdate |
Last Airdate |
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20 |
May 1, 1999 |
April 8, 2000 | |
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20 |
October 26, 2000 |
September 6, 2002 | |
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20 |
October 5, 2001 |
October 11, 2004 | |
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20 |
May 6, 2005 |
July 24, 2007 | |
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20 |
February 19, 2007 |
July 19, 2009 | |
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26 |
March 3 2008 |
5 July 2010 | |
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26 |
July 19, 2009 |
June 11, 2011 | |
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26 |
March 26, 2011 |
TBA | |
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26 |
2012 |
TBA |
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Movies ===
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Title |
Release Date |
Note |
Length |
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19 November 2004 |
Feature-length Movie |
3-Part | |
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12 November 2007 |
TV Movie |
2-Part | |
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6 November 2009 |
TV Movie |
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TranscriptsEdit
- → Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episode transcripts
DVDEdit
- → Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants DVD's
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia - a SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki.
Spongebob.com - a Spongebob official site.
| SpongeBob SquarePants | ||
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| Media releases: | Episodes | Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Movie Soundtrack | The Yellow Album | Video releases | Transcripts | |
| Cast and Crew: | Stephen Hillenburg | Tom Kenny | Bill Fagerbakke | Rodger Bumpass | Carolyn Lawrence | Mr. Lawrence | Clancy Brown | |
| Characters: | SpongeBob | Patrick | Squidward | Mr. Krabs | Sandy | Gary | Plankton | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy | Pearl | Mrs. Puff | Larry | Flying Dutchman | King Neptune | Squilliam | Patchy the Pirate | |
| Bikini Bottom: | List of Places | Places Beyond | Chum Bucket | Goo Lagoon | Krusty Krab | Mrs. Puff's Boating School | |
| Other: | | Krabby Patty | Jellyfishing | |
| Nicktoons | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1991-1997: | Doug • Rugrats • The Ren and Stimpy Show • Rocko's Modern Life • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters • Hey Arnold! • KaBlam! • The Angry Beavers | |
| 1998-2004: | Oh Yeah! Cartoons • CatDog • The Wild Thornberrys • Rocket Power • Pelswick • As Told by Ginger • Invader Zim • ChalkZone • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius • My Life as a Teenage Robot • All Grown Up! • Danny Phantom | |
| 2005-present: | Avatar: The Last Airbender • Catscratch • The X's • Mr. Meaty • El Tigre • The Mighty B! • Back at the Barnyard | |
| Still Running: | • SpongeBob SquarePants • The Fairly OddParents • The Penguins of Madagascar • Fanboy and Chum Chum • Planet Sheen • T.U.F.F. Puppy • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | |
